Year: 2011

(iStockphoto) Vanderbilt will host vendors from across Nashville who sell international merchandise, including jewelry, crafts and more, at the World Market Fair Monday, Nov. 14, at the Sarratt Promenade. The fair will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy internationally themed food as you visit merchants representing the… Read More

(iStockphoto) Has your bank added fees for having a checking account or for using your debit or ATM card? Avoid unwanted fees at the Vanderbilt University Credit Union. When opening a Vanderbilt Credit Union account, you receive: Free checking with no minimum balances and no check… Read More

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has a new online health and wellness library featuring articles written especially for parents, teens and children. Each area has illustrations, interactive tools and videos about physical conditions and emotional issues from before birth through the teen years. Read More

(iStockphoto) Protecting your hearing when listening to music, preventing domestic violence and coping with the challenges of being a caregiver are some of the topics addressed in recent wellcasts produced by Faculty/Staff Health and Wellness. Read More

The VUMC hot air ballon. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) Rebecca Cole-Nicholson, a licensed practical nurse working in outpatient care at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, was the winner of a hot air balloon ride given away in a drawing following Flulapalooza, last month’s mass vaccination drill and simultaneous… Read More

Nine electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are now open to the Vanderbilt community and general public. Read More

School Choice and School Improvement; Mark Berends, Marisa Cannata, Ellen B. Goldring, eds; Harvard Education Press, 2011 Why do parents decide to switch schools? How good is the information school districts provide to guide those decisions? How do traditional public schools respond to competition from charter schools? Do options… Read More

Many advocates for school choice argue that the competition created by giving parents multiple options of schools for their children will improve education in traditional public schools. The latest research brief, “How do Principals Respond to Charter School Competition?,” released by the National Center on School Choice, examines the factors which contribute to principals’… Read More

Above: University faculty joined parents and advocates for a discussion of ethical issues surrounding disabilities. 
Vanderbilt researchers from the Department of Pediatrics, Peabody College and the Divinity School joined with parent advocates for a panel discussion on the ethical considerations of “curing” disabilities on April 5. The event was sponsored by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center to… Read More

Sun-Joo Cho Sun-Joo Cho, assistant professor of psychology, received the 2010-11 Award for an Outstanding Application of Educational Measurement Technology from the National Council on Measurement in Education. Bruce Compas, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Psychology and Human Development, received the 2011 Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished Professor Award from… Read More

(Image courtesy of Carrabba's Italian Grill in Green HIlls) Carrabba’s Italian Grill is offering discounts to Vanderbilt employees for the holiday season. • Receive a complimentary order of mini desserts with orders of $200 or more. • Order three times in the same month and receive a $25 gift… Read More

(image courtesy of Zineb Sedira) Zineb Sedira, whose work expands the conceptual, historical and spatial parameters of photography and videography, will give a Studio VU Lecture Series: The Department of Art 2011-12 lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in Furman Hall, Room 114. A reception with the artist and an Art Papers… Read More

Tickets for the Nov. 12 home football finale against Kentucky will be available on a limited basis for Vanderbilt faculty and staff at a discounted rate of $35 each. The limit is four per employee, and you must show your Vanderbilt ID at the McGugin ticket office. For extra… Read More

Vanderbilt finished first at the 2011 SEC Championships in Maryville, Tenn. on Oct. 31,2011. (photo by Vanderbilt Athletics)   The Vanderbilt’s women’s cross country team won its first SEC title on Monday, placing five runners in the top 10. Read More

The Nov. 15 Chancellor's Lecture will feature Stanford University professor Francis Fukuyama, who will discuss his latest book, "The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution." Read More

"Take Care," featuring 13 works by nine artists, is at Sarratt Gallery Nov. 1-30. In August, the New York Times Magazine reported on the rapid rise of pregnancy reduction – not the accepted reduction of multiple fetuses, but on the rising number of women electing to reduce… Read More

Watch video of Carlos Hooper from VUMC Strategic Marketing speaking Oct. 31 at a DigitalVU month event. Hooper, who holds an MFA in interactive design and teaches at the Art Institute, discusses best practices of UI design. The event was part of DigitalVU month at Vanderbilt, co-coordinated by Medical Center Web and Creative… Read More

Dale Andrews of Vanderbilt Divinity School is a proponent of social justice, a way of looking at theology that is diametrically opposed to prosperity theology. "Western preaching has gotten so tied up in privilege and power as evidence of God’s faith,” Andrews said. “I am of the opinion that God holds favor with those who are suffering.” Read More

The Yellow Ribbon Program is helping veterans and their family members pursue education (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) For Erin Gardiner, the decision to pursue a career in medicine was forged on the battlefield. As the executive officer for an Army surgical team stationed in Seoul, South Korea, Gardiner worked with an… Read More

Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt celebrates grand opening Nov. 11 (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) After months of planning and hard work, the bookstore has set up shop in a highly visible new location that will serve not only the Vanderbilt community, but its neighbors as well. Formerly tucked away in Rand… Read More